News - April 2022 RSS Feed

You are invited to join young adults from across the diocese for a Young Adult Happy Hour and presentation Thursday, May 5 at 7 PM at St. Luke’s, 1241 State Street, Schenectady, NY Guest Presenter is Mr. Jonathan Fanning Parent, Author, Leadership Development Expert, Entrepreneur, and TED Talk - voted "best speaker" of the conference. Topic: "Who are you Becoming?" A year from now, you'll have more courage, passion, clarity, and meaningful connection than you do today... or not! The quality of our lives hinges on the quality of the questions we pursue. How often do we get caught up chasing small, mediocre, yesterday, and survival-based questions? Who you become is infinitely more important than what you know, do, or have. Do you have a "Becoming Plan"... a simple blueprint that actually works? Register Here: https://forms.gle/8sjDMBah5rVSNrZg6

Huge thank you to everyone who dropped of gift cards for our Meal Ministry Program! Julia Bablin our Pastoral Care Associate is most appreciative of your generosity! We collected $670 in gift cards! God bless you for sharing some comfort with your neighbor sitting next to you in the pew!

Special thanks to Fr. Dan McHale for joining us at our April High School Agape Latte! Fr. Dan affirmed that everyone experiences doubts in their faith. We are called to wrestle with those doubts to grow deeper in faith. If we struggle with our prayer life perhaps begin with prayers of Thanksgiving. Thanking God for the blessings and gifts we encounter in our daily life! And thank Jesus for being our Lord and Savior. Fr. Dan shared he is open to getting together with any who may have a questions about our faith or just to chat about what’s on your mind. Just reach out to him. Special shout out to Sarah and Ryan for hosting!

AWESOME TEAMWORK! At our Middle School Faith Formation/Youth Ministry Lenten Retreat we packed 100 environmentally friendly lunches complete with a ham sandwich, cookies, and trail mix all packaged in a cheery decorated lunch bag! We thank all who made this day special including our parents who joined Fr. Dan for our reflection and our AMAZING YOUNG CHURCH! Thank you all for being a member of God’s H.O.P.E team! Blessings!

Thank you FRIENDS! Thank you ST. THOMAS! Linda Cruz, Coordinator for St. Frances/St. James Food Pantry, is so ever grateful for your donation of needed items for our neighbors down the street. We packed the van front and back with all kinds of love!

Come to St Thomas' Many Blessings of Water art show after all Masses the weekend of April 30 and May 1. Take a moment to appreciate the artistry of parishioners. Art Show proceeds will be sent to Water with Blessings to provide Navajo families with a portable water filtration device.

The following are corrections to the Palm Sunday Bulletin Mass Intentions. Weekday Mass Intentions, April 11 - April 15, 2022: Tuesday 12:15 pm addition of Geraldine Campione, 23rd Anniversary, requested by her children and grandchildren, Holy Thursday Mass time 7:30 pm, and Good Friday Mass time 7:30 pm. Next Weekend, April 16-17: Easter Vigil Mass time 8:00 pm. Easter Sunday Mass time 10am and a recently added 5pm. We are sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

Come to St. Thomas' Palm Sunday Prayer & Paint on April 10. Small items will be available to paint. Your artistry will then be part of St Thomas' MANY BLESSINGS OF WATER ART SHOW after all Masses the weekend of April 30.  Proceeds from the Art Show will be sent to WATER WITH BLESSINGS to provide Navajo families with a portable water filtration device.